Patents by Inventor Hartmuth Mueller

Hartmuth Mueller has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11951555
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for machining a gear workpiece (100) comprising a plurality of tooth spaces (6), each of which is defined by two tooth flanks (5.1, 5.2); in said process, a gear tooth-forming tool (1) is used in order to provide at least one subset of all the tooth flanks (5.1, 5.2) with a non-periodically distributed modification of the flank geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventors: Alexander Landvogt, Rolf Schalaster, Hartmuth Müller, Carsten Hünecke
  • Publication number: 20200332877
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for machining a gear workpiece (100) comprising a plurality of tooth spaces (6), each of which is defined by two tooth flanks (5.1, 5.2); in said process, a gear tooth-forming tool (1) is used in order to provide at least one subset of all the tooth flanks (5.1, 5.2) with a non-periodically distributed modification of the flank geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Landvogt, Rolf Schalaster, Hartmuth Müller, Carsten Hünecke
  • Publication number: 20190329339
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a workpiece spindle for accommodating a gear wheel workpiece, wherein the gear wheel workpiece is rotationally drivable about a workpiece axis of rotation, a first tool spindle for accommodating a first tool, wherein the first tool is rotationally drivable about a first tool axis of rotation, and comprising multiple NC-controllable axes, which are designed to move the first tool in relation to the gear wheel workpiece so that tooth flanks of the gear wheel workpiece can be machined using the first tool, a second tool spindle for accommodating a second tool, wherein the second tool is rotationally drivable about a second tool axis of rotation, a linear carriage, which supports the second tool spindle and comprises an NC-controllable linear drive to be able to linearly displace the linear carriage along a linear guide in relation to the gear wheel workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Publication number: 20180318946
    Abstract: A machine tool (20) for machining a gearwheel workpiece (1), having: a tool spindle (21) for fastening a tool (2), a workpiece spindle (22) for fastening the gearwheel workpiece (1), a CNC controller (50) and multiple axes for the CNC-controlled machining of the gearwheel workpiece (1) using the tool (2), an optical detector (40) to acquire image information (BI) of the gearwheel workpiece (1), and a module (51), which is designed to ascertain characteristic actual parameters of the gearwheel workpiece (1) based on the image information (BI) of the gearwheel workpiece (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jürgen Gsell, Hartmuth Müller
  • Publication number: 20180318947
    Abstract: A metal lapping compound (20) for specific use in an apparatus (100) for the lapping of gears (T, R), having a fluid system (30) for supplying the metal lapping compound (20) into an area (aB) where, during a lapping operation, a first gear (T) engages with a counterpart (R), and further having a sensing system (40) for determining optic and/or electric and/or magnetic properties of the metal lapping compound (20). The lapping compound (20) has at least an oil portion as fluid carrier, an abrasive portion, and a polar portion, altogether providing for an ion-containing liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hastings Wyman, Hartmuth Müller
  • Publication number: 20170291239
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the machine geometry of at least one gear cutting machine (10), having the following steps: a) measuring a workpiece in a measuring device (20) in order to determine actual data, wherein a workpiece is concerned which was previously machined in the machine (10) on the basis of specification data (VD, ?VD, MD, ?MD); b) correlating the actual data with the specification data (VD, ?VD, MD, ?MD) in order to thus determine the deviation of a geometric setting of at least one axis of the machine (10); c) storing the deviation of the geometric setting; d) repeating the steps a)-c) after the machining of further workpieces in the machine (10); e) performing a statistical evaluation of several of the stored deviations in order to determine a geometric change in the axis of the machine (10) by considering a predetermined condition and/or rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Patent number: 9702784
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first spindle group for chucking a first gear, whereby the first gear is mountable on the first spindle group so that it is rotatable, and a second spindle group for chucking a second gear, whereby the second gear is mountable on the second spindle group so that it is rotatable. The apparatus further defining a first linear axis oriented to perform a first linear displacement of the first spindle group relative to the second spindle group; a second linear axis oriented to perform a second linear displacement of the first spindle group relative to the second spindle group; and at least one of a swivel axis oriented to perform pivoting of the first spindle group thereabout, and a swivel axis oriented to perform pivoting of the second spindle group thereabout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Patent number: 9696713
    Abstract: A method for grinding bevel gears (1), wherein a first grinding tool (2) is used during a first method section and a second grinding tool is used during a second method section. A measurement system (30) is used to carry out a measuring procedure, in which sampling values can be ascertained for at least a part of first flanks of the bevel gear workpiece (1), which enable a statement about the concentricity error of this bevel gear workpiece (1) in the present chucking. Concentricity correction dimensions are ascertained by computer on the basis of the sampling values, and an adaptation of machining movements of the second method section is performed on the basis of the concentricity correction dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Publication number: 20160131241
    Abstract: A bevel gear or hypoid gear (10) having spiral gear teeth, which have at least one tooth gap (11), wherein the tooth gap (11) is delimited by tooth flanks (12.1, 12.2), each of the tooth flanks (12.1, 12.2) has a flank longitudinal line in the form of an epicycloid, and the tooth gap (11) has a tooth gap base width which is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Hartmuth Müller, Carsten Hünecke
  • Publication number: 20150286206
    Abstract: A method for grinding bevel gears (1), wherein a first grinding tool (2) is used during a first method section and a second grinding tool is used during a second method section. A measurement system (30) is used to carry out a measuring procedure, in which sampling values can be ascertained for at least a part of first flanks of the bevel gear workpiece (1), which enable a statement about the concentricity error of this bevel gear workpiece (1) in the present chucking. Concentricity correction dimensions are ascertained by computer on the basis of the sampling values, and an adaptation of machining movements of the second method section is performed on the basis of the concentricity correction dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Publication number: 20150135820
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first spindle group for chucking a first gear, whereby the first gear is mountable on the first spindle group so that it is rotatable, and a second spindle group for chucking a second gear, whereby the second gear is mountable on the second spindle group so that it is rotatable. The apparatus further defining a first linear axis oriented to perform a first linear displacement of the first spindle group relative to the second spindle group; a second linear axis oriented to perform a second linear displacement of the first spindle group relative to the second spindle group; and at least one of a swivel axis oriented to perform pivoting of the first spindle group thereabout, and a swivel axis oriented to perform pivoting of the second spindle group thereabout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Patent number: 8961268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for hard fine machining of a pre-manufactured flank (11) of a gear wheel by a machine having at least five axes controlled in coordination and one additional tool axis (WA). According to the invention, a rotation-symmetrical tool (20.1) is driven on the machine side such that it is set into a rotation (RA) about the tool axis (WA). In addition, the axes controlled in coordination are actuated such that a straight-lined section of the surface line of the tool (20.1) is guided tangentially along the flank (11) in a generating movement while the tool (20.1) removes material on the pre-manufactured flank (11) by means of the rotation (R1) about the tool axis (WA). The generating movement follows pre-specified movement vectors (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Patent number: 8388281
    Abstract: A face milling cutter method for manufacturing various hypocycloidal bevel gears that is characterized in that the following steps are performed to manufacture a first bevel gear: equipping a universal face milling cutter in a first configuration with a first number of cutter groups that corresponds to a first number of passes. A first bevel gear is then produced in the continuous partial method using the universal face milling cutter in the first configuration. The following steps are performed to manufacture a second bevel gear: equipping the same universal face milling cutter in a second configuration with a second number of cutter groups that corresponds to a second number of passes. The second bevel gear is then produced in the continuous partial method using the universal face milling cutter in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventors: Carsten Hünecke, Hartmuth Müller
  • Publication number: 20120208436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for hard fine machining of a pre-manufactured flank (11) of a gear wheel by a machine having at least five axes controlled in coordination and one additional tool axis (WA). According to the invention, a rotation-symmetrical tool (20.1) is driven on the machine side such that it is set into a rotation (RA) about the tool axis (WA). In addition, the axes controlled in coordination are actuated such that a straight-lined section of the surface line of the tool (20.1) is guided tangentially along the flank (11) in a generating movement while the tool (20.1) removes material on the pre-manufactured flank (11) by means of the rotation (R1) about the tool axis (WA). The generating movement follows pre-specified movement vectors (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Hartmuth Müller
  • Patent number: 8151437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for green machining bevel gears, including a CNC machining station for gear cutting a wheel blank (K2). The machining station includes a tool spindle which is used to receive a gear cutting tool and a work piece spindle which is used to receive the gear blank (K2). The machining station also relates to a machining station which operates in a vertical manner. The device also comprises a vertical processing station having a tool holder and a work piece spindle which is used to receive a work piece blank (K1). The machining station mechanically forms a functional unit together with the pre-machining station, wherein the work piece blank (K1) undergoes green machining in the pre-machining station, and is transferred as a gear blank (K2) to the first machining station after the first green machining where it is cut into a gear. The machining station and the pre-machining station are linked together in terms of data and control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Klingelnberg GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmuth Müller, Joachim Thomas, Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Burkhard Schneider, Dietmar Loh
  • Publication number: 20110262238
    Abstract: A face milling cutter method for manufacturing various hypocycloidal bevel gears that is characterized in that the following steps are performed to manufacture a first bevel gear: equipping a universal face milling cutter in a first configuration with a first number of cutter groups that corresponds to a first number of passes. A first bevel gear is then produced in the continuous partial method using the universal face milling cutter in the first configuration. The following steps are performed to manufacture a second bevel gear: equipping the same universal face milling cutter in a second configuration with a second number of cutter groups that corresponds to a second number of passes. The second bevel gear is then produced in the continuous partial method using the universal face milling cutter in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Carsten Hünecke, Hartmuth Müller
  • Patent number: 7784345
    Abstract: A device (10) for measuring the running behavior of a gear pair having a rolling device (12) which comprises one spindle (15, 16) per gear (13, 14) and has at least one drive (17; 18) for driving one of the gears (13, 14). Furthermore, a structure-borne noise sensor (20), a sequence controller (30), and a speed sensor system (23, 24) are provided. The sequence controller (30) is designed in such way that a combined test of the gear pair may be performed, in which, in a first search run, a specific installation position is ascertained using structure-borne noise testing and subsequently a single-flank working test is performed at the specific installation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventors: Alexander Landvogt, Hartmuth Müller, Christian Pahud
  • Patent number: 7627390
    Abstract: Method for the optimization of the surface geometry or of a variable, dependent on this, or variables, dependent on this, of bevel or hypoid gears for their production on a free-form machine which can be mapped to a free-form basic machine with at most six axes uniquely in a reversible way, even to symmetries, which has a gearwheel to be machined and a tool which are in each case rotatable about an axis, and the tool and the gearwheel to be machined are moveable, preferably displaceable or rotatable, with respect to one another along or about a plurality of axes, the optimization of the surface geometry or of the variable or variables, dependent on this, of the bevel or hypoid gearwheel taking place in that one or more control parameters, which has or have influence on the surface geometry or the variable or variables, dependent on this, of the bevel or hypoid gearwheel, is or are varied by means of a simulation of the gearwheel production process and/or a roll and/or a load-contact analysis on the free-form
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Klingelnberg GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmuth Mueller, Olaf Vogel, Roland Dutschk, Carsten Huenecke